Person County, NC has a population of 39,196 people with a median age of 42.8 and a median household income of $43,297. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Person County, NC declined from 39,262 to 39,196, a 0.17% decrease and its median household income grew from $42,105 to $43,297, a 2.83% increase.

The population of Person County, NC is 66.5%White, 26.6%Black, and 4.09%Hispanic. 4.43% of the people in Person County, NC speak a non-English language, and 98.2% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Person County, NC are Piedmont Community College, with 448 graduates, N/A, with N/A graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.

The median property value in Person County, NC is $116,000, and the homeownership rate is 71%. Most people in Person County, NC commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Person County, NC is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Person County, NC is $43,297. Males in Person County, NC have an average income that is 1.09 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,875. The income inequality of Person County, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.435 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Person County, NC have a median annual income of $43,297, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Person County, NC compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Person County, NC is from the public use microdata area of Granville, Person & Caswell Counties PUMA, NC.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Asian$55,417±$0

2.American Indian$52,394±$0

3.White$47,442±$4,848

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Granville, Person & Caswell Counties PUMA, NC workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.06 times more than American Indian workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2016, the income inequality in Granville, Person & Caswell Counties PUMA, NC was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 8.39% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Person County, NC was Census Tract 206.02 with a value of $56,140, followed by Census Tract 205 and Census Tract 202, with respective values of $52,640 and $47,041.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Person County, NC colored by their Median Household Income.

18.5% of the population in Person County, NC (38,624 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Male 35-44, followed by Female 25-34 and then Female 35-44.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Person County, NC is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Person County, NC declined at a rate of 0.49%, from 16,612 employees to 16,530 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Person County, NC, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Manufacturing, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Person County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Person County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Person County, NC. In Person County, NC the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 38 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,928. Robeson County, NC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in North Carolina.

The closest comparable data for the county of Person County, NC is from the public use microdata area of Granville, Person & Caswell Counties PUMA, NC.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Person County, NC residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in North Carolina. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Person County, NC were $8,928 in 2014, but $8,441 in 2013. These numbers represent a 5.77% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Person County, NC are $$660 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Person County, NC compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Person County, NC between the ages of 65 and 75 had 501 eye exams, 646 hemoglobin tests, and 574 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 427 women in Person County, NC between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 289 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Edgecombe County, NC has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 16.4%, the highest value of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 2.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 16%.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Robeson County, NC has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 26.8%, the highest value of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 6.29% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 28.6%.

The following map shows all of the counties in North Carolina colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Robeson County, NC has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 20.9, the highest rate of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 0.95% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 21.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in North Carolina colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Person County, NC is home to a population of 39,196 people, from which 98.2% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Person County, NC is composed of 26,061White residents (66.5%), 10,414Black residents (26.6%), 1,605Hispanic residents (4.09%), 548Two+ residents (1.4%), and 292Native residents (0.74%). The most common foreign languages in Person County, NC are Spanish (1,447 speakers), French (58 speakers), and Gujarati (51 speakers), but compared to other places, Person County, NC has a relative high number of Gujarati (51 speakers), Greek (15 speakers), and French (58 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Person County, NC was 42.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 42.9, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 42.4. But people in Person County, NC are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Person County, NC residents was 42.4.

As of 2016, 98.2% of Person County, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Person County, NC was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Person County, NC compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 2.5 times more White residents (26,061 people) in Person County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10,414Black and 1,605Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Person County, NC as a share of the total population.

1,703 of Person County, NC citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Person County, NC was Spanish. 3.69% of the overall population of Person County, NC are native Spanish speakers. 0.15% speak French and 0.13% speak Gujarati, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Person County, NC has a relatively high number of residents that are native Gujarati speakers. In 2015, there were 51 native Gujarati speakers living in Person County, NC, approximately 1.07 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Person County, NC awarded 448 degrees. The student population of Person County, NC is skewed towards females, with 208 male students and 240 female students. Most students in Person County, NC are White (281 and 62.7%), followed by Black or African American (150 and 33.5%), Unknown (7 and 1.56%), and Hispanic or Latino (5 and 1.12%). The largest universities in Person County, NC by number of graduates are Piedmont Community College (448 and 100%), N/A (N/A and N/A), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Person County, NC are Welding Technology (39 and 8.71%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (35 and 7.81%), and Gunsmithing (28 and 6.25%). The median tuition costs in Person County, NC are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the most common concentation for < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Person County, NC was Welding Technology with 39 graduates.

When compared to other counties, Person County, NC has a relatively high number of students obtaining a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate in Information Science. In 2015, there were 4 graduates, which is approximately 10.16 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Information Science degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Person County, NC according to their major.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Person County, NC were White. These 281 graduates mean that there were 1.87 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 150 graduates.

The median property value in Person County, NC is $116,000, which is 0.57 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $115,500 to $116,000, a 0.43% increase. The homeownership rate of Person County, NC is 71%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Person County, NC have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Person County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,297

Median Household Income

±$3,236

15,474

Number of Households

±331

In 2016, the median household income of the 15,474 households in Person County, NC grew to $43,297 from the previous year's value of $42,105.

The following chart displays the households in Person County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Person County, NC grew to $116,000 from the previous year's value of $115,500.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Person County, NC compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Person County, NC the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Person County, NC distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Person County, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Person County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Person County, NC have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Person County, NC have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 3.23% of the workforce in Person County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Person County, NC compared to its parent geographies.